Gernia vs RotE *spoilers all Hobb books*

[Farseer]

One thing I found that was an interesting similarity was the presence of a specific balancing force in both worlds. In Gernia we were given Orandula, the god of balances, and in the RotE we were given Fool, the court jester character whose job it was to keep Shrewd etc amused, in good humor, and with perspective. In essence he provided balance, as would all jesters, for his king, not to mention Fitz.